Steel
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A chain of custody standard for steel
A chain of custody standard is needed to link ResponsibleSteel certified steel producers with steel users. An effective standard has to be practical for steelmakers, manufacturers and end-users to implement, support credible claims, create value, and above all else drive sustainability across the steel sector. ResponsibleSteel asked OneWorldStandards to consider the full range of chain…
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ResponsibleSteel
ResponsibleSteel is a global, not-for-profit organisation created to maximise steel?s contribution to a sustainable world. Working collaboratively with its members, it has developed the world’s first independent, global standard and certification programme for responsibly produced net-zero steel. The founders of ResponsibleSteel contacted OneWorldStandards in 2016, seeking advice about the design and development of the programme.…
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What is ‘scrap’?
Surely everyone knows what scrap is? Well, kind of. But we’re going to need to get technical… I want to focus on iron and steel scrap, so when I say ‘scrap’ that is what I am talking about. But already we have to think about stuff that might be mixed up with iron and steel…
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Iron, steel and croissants
Fairly early in the development of ResponsibleSteel I was contacted by a multinational clothing company which was reviewing its sustainability strategy. They were looking at all the materials their products were made from, investigating the social and environmental impacts of those materials, and asking how they could specify materials in their supply chain more sustainably.…
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